State of Hawaiʻi
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State, city and private work crews began clearing a massive homeless encampment along Kalihi Stream on Thursday, starting with the mangrove forest that borders the stream near Keehi Lagoon and hides dozens of structures and floating shelters.
In his first public response to the critical report, Gov. Josh Green said the homeless program has been an extraordinary success and that the state auditor had taken an “unconscionable approach” in evaluating the effort.
An effort underway to bring the death rate down involves outreach, special facilities that offer medical care and shelter, and a controversial new law.